James Craig

James Craig

Special Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigation

James Craig is assigned to the cyber squad in the Las Vegas division of the FBI. He began his career as a special agent in 2008. In 2009, he began investigating a financial institution's reported loss of several hundred thousand dollars via a computer hacking scheme. He identified the cause of the hacking scheme: the notorious Zeus malware. He also discovered the case was bigger than anyone had realized. A number of other victims came forward with fraud losses reaching tens of millions of dollars. He received the FBI Director's Award and the U.S. Attorney General Award for distinguished service.